EDC 430 F12 WK 12 - 2012-12-03

Goal(s) for Class

• Use technology to engage students in course content; Reflect on course

Activities

• Opening
  • How are thing going?
• Activity 1: Unit Plan Sharing
  • What are you struggling with?
  • Unit Plan Rubric
• Activity 2: Let's develop an online activity to engage your students.
  • Share some of your engagement strategies.
  • Brainstorm: Cross-class science learning extravaganza.
  • Create your teaching wikispace, ink it here.
  • Design: Extravaganza Template
  • Add a science article rss feed to your wikispace.
• Activity 3: Reviewing our course: How can you use URITK to prepare for student teaching?
  • What are your concerns?
  • What were some of our EDC 430 activities that might be useful for you?
  • Use the "insert link" feature in Evernote to create your own URITK reference page.

Upcoming Events

• NSTA Webinar: Constructing Arguments from Evidenceby Joe Krajcik (MY ADVISOR!)
  • Tuesday, December 4, 2012: Online; 6:15-8:00
• College and Career Readiness Symposium Keynote: Dr. Christopher Emden: The Crisis in Urban Education
  • Friday, December 7th, 2012: 12:15 - 1:15 - URI Memorial Union Ballroom

Homework

• Due next Monday: Revise your teaching rationales.
• Prepare your solution to a Classroom Management Scenario

• Keynote Speaker: Science in Urban Schools - Teaching the Hip-Hop Generation
  • Dr. Christopher Emdin
  • 12:15 - Memorial Union - Friday